Bush launches controversial mental health plan (BMJ)
President Bush announced on 26 July 2004 that his administration has begun implementing the recommendations of the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health to “improve mental health services and support for people of all ages with mental illness” through comprehensive screening.
The plan states that schools are in a “key position” to screen the “52 million students and six million adults who work at the schools” and includes recommendations for screening preschool children.
While I’m for more screenings, I think they should always be voluntary and shouldn’t put key individuals, such as teachers, in a dual relationship with their students.
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Grohol, J. (2004). Bush launches controversial mental health plan. Psych Central. Retrieved on May 25, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2004/08/18/bush-launches-controversial-mental-health-plan-lenzer-329-7462-367-bmj/


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